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To: Are Bryne <are@communique.no>
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Subject: Re: Why isn't manpath(1) used? (fwd) 
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> I received no answers on this from -questions, so I try here.
> Are Bryne
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Are Bryne <are@communique.no>
> Organization: Communique DA
> To: questions@freebsd.org
> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 21:24:47 +0200 (CEST)
> Subject: Why isn't manpath(1) used?
> 
> Having installed 2.2.1-REL, I ask myself why specifically
> /usr/share/skel/dot.login doesn't use manpath(1) instead of setting it
> statically.

I noticed about the same thing the other day. /etc/weekly also fails to use manpath(1).

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